I used to believe that all idols were golden statues in ornate temples and that as long as I wasn’t bowing to them, I…
Self-Righteousness vs. True Set-Apartness
Legalism is just about as common in the Body of Christ today as worldliness is. Christians who are disturbed by the…
Putting Christ Above Marriage and Family
One of the most baffling statements Jesus ever made was, “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple
Idle Chatter vs. Godly Edification
Proverbs 23 tells us that “idle chatter leads only to poverty.” When we waste our precious time and energy on…
Be Still and Know that I am God
We live in a world of two extremes. On one side, people are constantly doing. They work and think and strive for…
Self-Esteem vs. Christ-Esteem
The message “love yourself” seems to be everywhere in modern culture – even in the church. It’s a message that…